Part 4Parishes

C1Chapter 3Reorganisation

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Duties of council undertaking review

I1C2C394Recommendations to create parish councils

1

This section applies where a community governance review is required to make any of the following recommendations—

a

recommendations under section 87(6) as to whether or not a new parish should have a parish council;

b

recommendations under section 88(4)(a) as to whether or not an existing parish should have a parish council.

2

If the parish has 1,000 or more local government electors, the review must recommend that the parish should have a council.

3

If the parish has 150 or fewer local government electors, the review must recommend that the parish should not have a council.

4

But subsection (3) does not apply if any part of the parish mentioned in subsection (1) is currently—

a

a parish which has a council, or

b

part of such a parish.

5

If neither subsection (2) nor (3) applies, it is for the principal council to decide whether or not the parish should have a council.